‘The Girl on the Train’ named UK libraries’ most-borrowed book; titles borrowed drops 6.3%
In the UK, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) has topped the list of the most-borrowed library books for 2016/17, according to the latest Public Lending Right (PLR) data. Hawkins’...
Child tops ALIA most-borrowed list in 2018; Pape tops nonfiction
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most-borrowed books from Australian libraries from June 2017 to May 2018. Like last...
‘Horrid Henry’ artist named UK libraries’ most borrowed illustrator
In the UK, ‘Horrid Henry’ artist Tony Ross has been named as UK libraries’ most borrowed illustrator according to Public Lending Rights data, in the first ranking of its kind,...
Lee Child tops ALIA most borrowed list; crime and thrillers most popular titles
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most borrowed books from Australian libraries from May 2016 to April 2017, with...
‘The Girl on the Train’ tops US libraries’ most-borrowed lists
In the US, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Black Swan) has been identified as the most checked-out book at eight of 14 metropolitan libraries surveyed by news publication...
Political memoir, film tie-ins among most borrowed books in ACT libraries
Bob Carr’s Diary of a Foreign Minister (UNSW Press) was among the most borrowed books from ACT libraries in 2014, reports the Canberra Times. Other popular titles at ACT libraries...